Table 2.

Risk factors for deaths after TLE in LRIE patients.

n = 641 (complete data)	HR	95% CI	p
Age of patients during TLE (1 year)	1.031	1.019–1.044	< 0.001
NYHA (1 class)	1.500	1.250–1.800	< 0.001
Lower LVEF (1%p)	1.017	1.007–1.027	< 0.001
Permanent atrial fibrillation	1.389	1.050–1.837	0.021
Lower haemoglobin concentration (1 g/dl)	1.075	1.005–1.149	0.035
Creatinine (1 mg %)	1.277	1.134–1.439	< 0.001
Pathogen other than MSSE	1.876	1.256–2.703	< 0.001

Results of multivariable stepwise Cox regression model.

LRIE, lead related infection endocarditis, LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction, MSSE, methicillin sensitive S. epidermidis; NYHA, New York Heart Association (class), TLE, transvenous lead extraction.